$49 for a 12-Month Online-Cooking-Classes Membership to Top Chef University ($199.95 Value)

In a Nutshell

Contestants from Emmy-award-winning cooking show lead more than 200 online video lessons with printable recipes

The Fine Print

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Top Chef University

Creating a meal from scratch is both challenging and delicious, much like playing "Stairway to Heaven" on a clarinet made out of a candy cane. Master meal melding with this Groupon.

$49 for a 12-Month Online Membership ($199.95 Value)

Members get 12 months to work through more than 200 video lessons led by Top Chef contestants, including Stephanie Izard and Spike Mendelsohn. The videos can be streamed to any computer with an internet connection and cover everything from soups to desserts.

Top Chef University

At a moment's notice, contestants from the Emmy-Award-winning show Top Chef appear in Top Chef University members' homes, ready to give one-on-one cooking lessons. Though users will meet stars such as Spike Mendelsohn and Stephanie Izard, they don't have to wipe down the counters or season their neglected cast-iron pans in preparation. That's because the school's 200 lessons are all online videos, streamable to any computer.

Top Chef contestants walk members through a slew of cooking methods in 12 one-month courses, each composed of videos ranging from 5 to 30 minutes long. The easy-to-follow curriculum starts with basic cooking techniques such as sautéing and braising, ending with more advanced recipes for modern and ethnic cuisines from Top Chef All-Stars winner Richard Blais. Each video comes with a printable recipe to save and cherish, along with a Top Chef Certificate of Completion.